Antonyms of adj tricky

3 senses of tricky

Sense 1
slippery, tricky -- (not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee)

INDIRECT (VIA untrustworthy) -> trustworthy, trusty -- (worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion")

Sense 2
catchy, tricky -- (having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow")

INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy -- (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma")

Sense 3
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney")

INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless -- (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance")

Similarity of adj tricky

3 senses of tricky

Sense 1
slippery, tricky -- (not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee)
       => untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty -- (not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person")

Sense 2
catchy, tricky -- (having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow")
       => difficult (vs. easy), hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")

Sense 3
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney")
       => artful (vs. artless) -- (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors")

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